Long before it became one of their most hauntingly beautiful hits, this 1972 Carpenters ballad was quietly inspired by an old ...

The song was so popular that the title became its own idiom. The Carpenters caressed "Rainy Days And Mondays" to soft-rock perfection.

Sabrina Carpenter is leaving it up to her listeners to interpret her lyrics. It's been eight months since Carpenter and actor Barry Keoghan called it quits, and while he was a big star in her "Please, ...